Question New tires for my '98 Wrangler Sahara

Jun 09, 2005 5 Replies

Hello all... I have not seen this answered before:



I have a 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara with the (original factory Goodyear)



30" wheel option. The tires are now a bit worn down and I am looking for new tires.


  1. What is the biggest (and fattest) tire I can install on the same wheels? I heard something about a 31" will fit. I don't want to do the lifting bit... just want something cool looking!

  2. What are the best tire manufacturers for the jeep?


  1. If I have to replace the flares, no problem. Any downside to upgrading the tire size like fuel economy, stability, etc.?

  2. With bigger tires, do I need the speedometer & odometer adjusted? Each turn of the wheel will cover a slightly longer distance, won't it?

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com schrieb:

First of all I'd suggest you tell a bit about your intended usage of the vehicle. Though all women claim, size doesn't always matter ;->

Axel

It's a 10.50 in the 31

Dave Milne, Scotland '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

in article snipped-for-privacy@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com at snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote on 6/8/05 5:52 PM:

You have got to be kidding! Do an archive search and you'll see about a zillion instances of this question, and about 10 zillion replies. I know that I personally have asked this question several different times !

Tallest: 31 inch. Fattest: 10.50's on your rims.

If thick slick mud is not in the picture, the BFG AT/KO is a killer tire. The only thing it does not do well is deep mud. If mud IS in the picture, I like the Goodyear MT/R as a tire that can handle mud reasonably well while also doing everything else well. Except ice. That's what is on my '97: 31" MT/R's. If you are going to do primarily mud as your 4-wheelin' adventure of choice (ick), then BFG MT's or ome Super Swampers are in order...

You'll be sitting a little higher, so I guess it'll roll over a little easier, and you'll lose some fuel economy and some braking and acceleration. What gear ratio do you have? Automatic or standard tranny? If you have

3.07 gearing and a manual tranny, 31's will not be pleasant.

-jeff

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